Tuvalu People - 2024

Population

11,639 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Tuvaluan(s)

adjective: Tuvaluan

Ethnic groups

Tuvaluan 97%, Tuvaluan/I-Kiribati 1.6%, Tuvaluan/other 0.8%, other 0.6% (2017 est.)

Languages

Tuvaluan (official), English (official), Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)

Religions

Protestant 92.7% (Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu 85.9%, Brethren 2.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.5%, Assemblies of God 1.5%), Baha'i 1.5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.5%, other 3.9%, none or refused 0.4% (2017 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 29.27% (male 1,745/female 1,662)

15-64 years: 63.3% (male 3,703/female 3,664)

65 years and over: 7.43% (2023 est.) (male 318/female 547)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 60.9

youth dependency ratio: 50.9

elderly dependency ratio: 10

potential support ratio: 10 (2021)

Median age

total: 27.5 years (2023 est.)

male: 26.5 years

female: 28.6 years

Population growth rate

0.81% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

22.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-6.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

over half of the population resides on the atoll of Funafuti

Urbanization

urban population: 66.2% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.08% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

7,000 FUNAFUTI (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.58 male(s)/female

total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 28.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 31.9 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 24.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 68.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 66.3 years

female: 71.3 years

Total fertility rate

2.81 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

1.37 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

23.7% (2019/20)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

21.5% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

1.19 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 91.8% of population

rural: 91% of population

total: 91.5% of population

unimproved: urban: 9.2% of population

rural: 9% of population

total: 8.5% of population (2017 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

51.6% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 0.93 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.69 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 0.22 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use

total: 35.6% (2020 est.)

male: 49.8% (2020 est.)

female: 21.3% (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

3.1% (2019/20) NA

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

66.1% (2023 est.)

Child marriage

women married by age 18: 1.8%

men married by age 18: 1.7% (2020 est.)

Education expenditures

N/A

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA